queensland colleges test paddle

[paul10]

Went to colleges this morning 7:30 for a test paddle in my new Yak with my 2 boys. River was a bit muddy but not a lot of debri in it so decided to troll while going up river to follow the incoming tide. Had a bright looking lure about 55mm that seemed to look like it would do the job. What would I know anyway? First time paddling and first time trolling but what do you know after about 20 mins we landed a 24cm cattie.:woohoo: Not very big but first for the new yak. Here's a picture of the lure because I forgot to take one of the fish. [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/IMG_0545.jpg

[paul10]

After about 40 mins the boys were hungry so we stopped for a feed and I decided to change over to trolling a SX40. Just remembered that it had been mentioned here to use neutral colours in murky water so that's why I picked it. After starting out again we went only another 10 mins before we were on again.

This time we pulled in this 22cm Bream. Those SX40's sure do get them in. Let him go and 5 mins more last Bream for the morning but only 14cm.

The boys had a great time and so did I.

Thanks for reading.

Paul [img size=333]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/IMG_0541.jpg

[cpetrie]

nice work mate.

good to see that you took your kids out aswell, the more young anglers the better. they are the future.

too bad the fish were undersize but still even at that small flatties and bream fight hard.

yaks are always good fun to get into those snag areas.

good report,

Dave

[kriso]

nice work paul glad to hear you got a few mate, thats not a bad size bream for there either if you want to waste a few hours and get some bait at the same time you can get heaps of mullet and gar there on bread hit pretty quickly too can be good fun while havin a couple of beers

[username_taken]

what's the secret to fishing with bread there kriso? I've tried a few times and never caught anything decent ( a couple of catties I think )

[kriso]

what part did you fish paul? i have only done it from the bank and chucked some bread crumbs in and had a beer while watching them heard up and eat them then i would cast a little peice on a tiny hook dont have to throw out far just couple meters out over the weed, also used to be some corker sized cray fish there too! im thinkin of hitting it up next monday will let ya know

[paul10]

I took the Kayak up a couple of K's maybe. It might have been less than 2 though I'm not real sure. But the area around the park is probably overfished a bit and where we went you can only get there in a kayak or canoe.

I was watching the water as I was going and there were different areas that seemed to have different types of fish in them. I think the spot I caught the bream has probably got quite a few because there was a lot of quick movements through the water that I took to be fast moving bream.

We saw a lot of mullet jumping and some very big boils in the water that made me get the boys feet inside the kayak. There is definitely some real potential if you go upstream from colleges and I have a feeling I will be back there again real soon.

Today was all about having a test paddle so to actually catch 3 fish without even doing anything was a bonus.

If anyone is interested in a trip up there let me know and we can see what we can organise.

Paul

[cpetrie]

i wouldn't mind goin there. is it better to go in a yak?

[username_taken]

I'd be keen to head up there any time with the kayak Paul, just let me know when.

Kriso, normally drop the kayak in and head a bit upstream. when you say next monday, you mean in a weeks time right? if so let me know I'll come join you for a few bankside beers.

[paul10]

Ok. Sometime between Christmas and New Years we can head up there. Monday the 29th sounds Ok to me. Anyone else interested in that date or is the weekend before better?

Paul

[Angus]

It would be interesting to see the place as I reckon it must have changed heaps since the rain.

Last time I went the water was choked up big time with weed.

This has reminded me a Kayak trip I planned ages ago that never eventuated. Get a few people to leave cars at Kookaburra park and all launch at Colleges fishing for Bass, bream and whatever. Once we get to the bottom we just catch a few lifts back to get the other cars and wallah, awesome trip.

Cheers.

Angus

[username_taken]

kriso wrote:

im thinkin of hitting it up next monday will let ya know

Still thinking of heading down to colleges today Kriso ... I'm thinking of going down later on ( this arvo probly ) as I'll be bored and want out of the house by then.

[Bommie]

U.T let us know if you go as I might be keen, been a while since I fished my local bass, bream, flathead, tarpon etc. spot:fishing:

Matt.

[username_taken]

by kayak/canoe or land? I'm pretty sure I'll go, probably not long after lunch time.

I was just gonna take a deck chair and soak some bread/prawns. If you're keen for water vessels I could probably be convinced to bring the kayak, or sit in the back of your canoe.

[paul10]

High tide at colleges is 2:24 this afternoon so that should work out perfectly if you go this afternoon Paul.

[username_taken]

yup that's exactly what I was thinking.

you interested in going Paul ?

[paul10]

Normally I would go but the missus got bad sunburn yesterday and is really crook.:dry:

Good luck and give those SX40's a go they worked well on the Bream for me and Jack.

Paul